I do apologize, I know someone posted the link to this while it was up for sale, but I can't find the thread.

This is the eBay auction for the NES with a handful of games and a sob story about living check to check.  It was listed at $35,000.  Someone just bought it for $50,000.

http://cgi.ebay.com/original-Nint...

My first thoughts: I wonder if the buyer is going to follow through with payment...?

That's crazy. I remember seeing that listing months ago and thought for sure no one would buy it. You're right though, there's a huge difference between clicking BIN and actually following through with the payment...

Thats nuts. It might be a quick way to get alot of cash tho.

I doubt the buyer will pay for the items. Even the fugg-upest idiots don't fall for this.

35,000+ people read that listing! wow, I would guess someone will pay...$50,000 is a drop in the bucket for some people to help another...not really about the nes so much...hope the guy really needs it!

Here's my quick message to the seller and whoever was crazy enough to buy it:

I highly doubt they will get payment for it...

A fool and his/her money is soon seperated

usually someone with 50 grand to drop isnt looking for nes' on ebay. i mean if he was selling it for $1000 or 1500 i could believe that, but no way for 50 G

that is ridiculous

I'll be looking forward for that feedback..

WTF, That is crazy. Who in the right mind pay that much. WTF.

YEAH! Share the wealth!
Hmm.. maybe I should relist my Hitler autograph soon... "It's really hard to part with...like 150000$-ish"

Seriously? Pics?

If you look at his past feedback, he's been selling NES stuff for a while now.

Are you sure? The last 2 feedback as a seller, he/she sold tickets, and the oldest feedback of these 2 feedbacks is from 2007.

Wow... Well, I know what I'm doing this week.
This is easier than trying to make a grilled cheese look like a religious figure or a potato chip to look like a state.

Think this is crazy? You ain't seen nothing yet...

http://videogames.yahoo.com/event...

I'm so infuriated, I'm too afraid to facepalm. I might hurt myself.

i don't think he got the payment:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....
I can't immagine the ebay/paypal fees on that one.

im thinking - no way it's paid for. but, i guess crazier things have happened

I know. $330 Ks right down the bloody drain. Can you believe that?

He (the guy who spent $330,000) probably made some money on his purchase. It seems that people could pay him to use the virtual space station that he bought. But ye, i doubt that he made back his $330,000 yet and i am not sure that he ever will, so he probably lost quite some money on it indeed.

Made some money. He better hope like heck he did!

eBay would get $50 from it, IIRC. PayPal, on the other hand, would get somewhere between $950 and $1,450, depending on what percentage they choose to take from him due to his past selling habits (or PayPal caps it at some amount that I can't seem to locate on their website).

Since this is relisted, if it's bought again I think eBay would waive the previous fees. lol